What was found
LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE CORNER HAS BEEN SANDED OFF AND HANDLE COULD BE ENGAGED DURING NORMAL GEAR OPERATION. CAUSING DAMAGE TO INTERNAL LDG GEAR BOX DRIVE WORM GEAR.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2001
- Submitted
- March 12, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N475JM
- Make and model
- Beech A36
- Aircraft serial
- E3368
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Worm Gear
- Part number
- 358100946012
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 12 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.